Lord Pickles has argued that MPs will continue constituency surgeries as normal following the

construction industry. After a heated evidence session Lord Pickles, now a Conservative peer, was criticised

understands that Lord Pickles, the body's chairman, has yet to receive a response to his letter and that the

A former Conservative cabinet minister has provoked anger after telling the Grenfell Inquiry not to waste his time because he is" extremely busy".... " The peer said:" I have answered it, I have answered it to the point of exhaustion, this document has no status." Responding to the former minister's outburst, a spokesperson for the Justice 4 Grenfell Inquiry told The Independent that the former minister lacked “ humanity ”.... " How is our society tolerating this level of disrespect from a pol

Pickle the Cockapoo saved the lives of Kirsten Carmichael, 36, and partner Matt-helping them to

3 Kirstie claims McDonald's fulfilled her request for extra pickles, even if she couldn't eat all

converted his old cellar into a bomb shelter with only his last jar of pickles to eat, saying he feels

This week, Malaysia’s embattled premier Muhyiddin Yassin is digging in his heels on holding a confidence vote no earlier than next month.... Thailand’s first Taekwondo gold medallist also helped lift the spirits of the country facing a surging Covid-19 outbreak. China, Asia’s biggest winner, shed its “ medal first ” mentality as it tries to strengthen its soft power abroad.... International advocacy groups have called for an athlete boycott, lobbied governments not to send people there, and ur

Lord Alli, the Labour peer, has been found to have committed four minor breaches in his register of

Police have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion in connection with two murders in Westminster. The suspect is understood to be Lee Peacock, who was found on a canal barge in Ealing, west London, on Wednesday evening suffering serious injuries and taken to hospital. Police said they believed his injuries to be self-inflicted and he has since been discharged from hospital, and taken into custody at a London police station. Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, from the Metropolitan Police’s